Elizabeth

OK, you caught me. I cheated again. I blogged yesterday today. My entire evening yesterday was written off by a migraine such as I have not had in a long, long time. Nasty. Niamh picking yesterday to take an hour and a half to be put to bed (by me… she won’t go down for anyone else yet) did not help matters one bit, either. She just wanted to feed and feed and feed, and if she wasn’t feeding, she was screaming. The screaming, ohhh the screaming :ouch: Luckily I can breastfeed lying down, because I certainly wasn’t able to stay upright for any length of time. At one point, I just had to put her (screaming) into the cot, and walk away to throw up (sorry, that’s gross). It’s definitely been a long time since I’ve had one that bad.

Today hasn’t been a great deal better. I always have a bit of a hangover effect after a migraine, and on a hot day it makes me feel kind of out of it. We headed off to the park for a bit and I sat in the shade with Niamh while Finn mucked about. I’m feeling okay now that kiddos are in bed and the house is quiet, and I’m hoping to sit and stitch now for a little bit. I’ll be working on Elizabeth – Claire’s UFO. Here’s my progress so far:

Elizabeth when she arrived:

Elizabeth now:

I was hoping to finish up the border at the right hand side before sending her on her way, but to be honest it has caused me some grief – the froggies have come to play on more than one occasion :yuk: Much as I think she’s beautiful, I think if I had stitched this for myself, it would have become a UFO for me too!

6 responses to “Elizabeth

  1. Jenna says:

    The border is looking good. I think you’ve made nice progress on the piece. Sorry to hear about your migraine. That IS a really bad one. I haven’t had a vomiting one in years, though I think it has been in this house and we’ve been here nearly 5 years. I’m sure Niamh’s screaming did not help in the least. I hope that you were able to take it easy and recuperate!

  2. Cindy says:

    What a pretty design!

  3. Cindy says:

    And I checked out your bee as well and I love it! I’ve been thinking of stitching that one myself ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Christine V says:

    Wow, you got a lot done on that piece!! It’s really beautiful!!!

    My friend’s son likes to scream sometimes, too (he’s almost 3 months old). Man, it can just grate on your last nerve the instant it starts!

  5. Leslie says:

    You have done a ton on this! It is a bit of a daunting piece.

  6. Gill says:

    my sympathy for the migraine…I get them too so I know how awful they are. I get the ‘hangover’ too. Hope you feel back to normal soon.
    Elizabeth looks great – I stitched that years ago and gave it to someone I’ve lost contact with – and now I wish I’d kept it! :giggle: